Johnny Restall
@johnnyrestall.bsky.social
Writes and podcasts about films, usually cult thrillers and horror. Likes movies, music, reading, drawing. My work can be found at: https://linktr.ee/JohnnyRestall
You have excellent taste, as ever!
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
You have excellent taste, as ever!
I might claim that description of my voice as an official trademark! Thanks again for coming on, it was a pleasure to have you.
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I might claim that description of my voice as an official trademark! Thanks again for coming on, it was a pleasure to have you.
Terrence Malick will be pleased.
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Terrence Malick will be pleased.
My vote is for The Six Napoleons or The Blue Carbuncle - still exciting, but with perhaps just a little more warmth than some of the most gothic, sinister episodes. Hope he enjoys whatever you choose!
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My vote is for The Six Napoleons or The Blue Carbuncle - still exciting, but with perhaps just a little more warmth than some of the most gothic, sinister episodes. Hope he enjoys whatever you choose!
This was excellent in Whitby! I felt the hair on my arms stand up during the final scene - a sure sign it'd got under my skin.
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This was excellent in Whitby! I felt the hair on my arms stand up during the final scene - a sure sign it'd got under my skin.
Really enjoyed your set (and coveted your Slaughtered Lamb t-shirt too).
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Really enjoyed your set (and coveted your Slaughtered Lamb t-shirt too).
It was an excellent set!
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It was an excellent set!
I think it's aged pretty well, recommend giving it another look.
November 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I think it's aged pretty well, recommend giving it another look.
Excellent choice! I can't pass through that region of the Peaks without secretly expecting a zombie attack...
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Excellent choice! I can't pass through that region of the Peaks without secretly expecting a zombie attack...
If you'd like an even darker Holmes-Vs-Ripper tale, I highly recommend Michael Dibdin's book 'The Last Sherlock Holmes Story' too, if you can track it down...
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
If you'd like an even darker Holmes-Vs-Ripper tale, I highly recommend Michael Dibdin's book 'The Last Sherlock Holmes Story' too, if you can track it down...
His Herrmann biography was excellent, so I'm really curious what you'll make of this one.
October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
His Herrmann biography was excellent, so I'm really curious what you'll make of this one.
Definitely! I'd somehow forgotten how unsettling the sound of them is, too - like a voice caught between old TV channels, emerging directly just inside your ear...
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Definitely! I'd somehow forgotten how unsettling the sound of them is, too - like a voice caught between old TV channels, emerging directly just inside your ear...
There's just something about it, something inexplicable and wrong...
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
There's just something about it, something inexplicable and wrong...
There's something about that whole film (and the dream transmissions in particular) that just really gets under my skin...
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
There's something about that whole film (and the dream transmissions in particular) that just really gets under my skin...
Glad you liked it! It's chock full of kindness and wisdom, alongside exquisite visuals.
October 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Glad you liked it! It's chock full of kindness and wisdom, alongside exquisite visuals.